my friends sons 1996 gt has water leaking from the top of the oil clooer,or what ever it is,out of what appears to be a o ring on the top of the cooler.looking at a picture it looks it is the one that only oil should come out of.other than the housing to block gasket where else can water come from.the hoses arnt leaking but the water is coming from somewhere up above the cooler ,we just canr see to find it.help a old man out.
water leak top of oil cooler
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On my 96, had a problem with a constant oil leak from the oil cooler. I found that it is removable and inspection is much easier once off. Apparently, the O-ring between oil-filter adapter and the oil cooler is prone to leaking. In my case a replacement O-ring replacement fixed it right up.
To replace, remove the oil filter. Drain the coolant and remove the lower radiatior hose. There is a large Allen bolt through the center of the oil cooler. Remove it. It is then possible to access the block to oil filter adapter bolts. Remove the adapter and replace the gasket.
The oil cooler is not absolutely required and in fact it has been dropped from later model Mustangs (1997+ I think). Therefore, an oil filter adapter and new block gasket could be installed from a later Mustang solving this problem.
To replace, remove the oil filter. Drain the coolant and remove the lower radiatior hose. There is a large Allen bolt through the center of the oil cooler. Remove it. It is then possible to access the block to oil filter adapter bolts. Remove the adapter and replace the gasket.
The oil cooler is not absolutely required and in fact it has been dropped from later model Mustangs (1997+ I think). Therefore, an oil filter adapter and new block gasket could be installed from a later Mustang solving this problem.
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